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Kerry Hammerton

love, life & poetry

Tag: Poems

Full Moon

Posted on 8th March 2012 by Kerry

There is always room for an indiscrete shredding of clothes at the front door, a gliding claw, a ruff of… Read more Full Moon

It has got to count for something

Posted on 10th November 2011 by Kerry

All the nappies you have changed, all the blow jobs you’ve given, all those nights you spent alone at home… Read more It has got to count for something

Inside my head

Posted on 17th July 2011 by Kerry

I do not want you to hand me a map with the destination marked, or give me a miner’s lamp… Read more Inside my head

What I like about my mornings

Posted on 15th April 2011 by Kerry

Yoga stretches My daily spiritual practice – some simple moves with a wooden sword, it is very empowering! Eating breakfast… Read more What I like about my mornings

When I am tired I want to write poetry

Posted on 1st April 2011 by Kerry

Climb into bed. Pillows. Notebook. Dictionary. Thesausus. Pens (at least two colours) A draft of a poem. Some new ideas.… Read more When I am tired I want to write poetry

Writing Poetry

Posted on 28th March 2011 by Kerry

I like poetry when it hums at me shows me tantalising glimpses and I have to burrow deep to find… Read more Writing Poetry

Found Poem

Posted on 16th March 2011 by Kerry

This is a most unfortunate affair and will probably be much talked of. The loss of virtue in a female… Read more Found Poem

In this City

Posted on 27th February 2011 by Kerry

wind sometimes is a lovesick lover, he brushes against your face, carries a hint of geranium wind is a sometimes… Read more In this City

Poem

Posted on 28th January 20114th December 2016 by Kerry

I catch a glimpse of you through the half-opened bathroom door: the strong swell of your buttock, the long hard… Read more Poem

January: Cape Town

Posted on 7th January 2011 by Kerry

The smog clings to the city. A thick brown coat that chokes and deadens. The heat is stifling and uncreative.… Read more January: Cape Town

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